Broken shock or just mount?

Conor

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"Big blue.." the gift that keeps on giving.

Im trying to figure out if that's just the top mount that needs replacing or it's the entire shock.

Reason I am confused is that on the parts sites it shows just the shock with the steel ram and noting at the end.. Except for one listing that shows the mount.

Sorry for the raw message.. I'm in the barbers hoping for a pre lockdown snip :)

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Fitted new Bilstein mounts (£67 delivered) today. Quick job.

Used impact wrench to open/close the nut at top of strut.

Chuffed to have saved myself a heap of cash. I see MB only sell the mounts with shock absorbers. So would have been looking at about 300-350 for parts and a garage to fit for another 1-200. DIY is so satisfying.

(Shocks need changing too, but i'll be getting to them a little bit later) - At least now I am back driving.


 


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